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Charles Baudelaire: A Lyric Poet in the Era of High Capitalism

Walter Benjamin, one of the foremost cultural ommentators and theorists of the 20th century, is perhaps best known for his analyses of art in the modern age and the philosophy of history. Yet, it was through his study of the social and cultural history of late-19th-century Paris, examined particularly in relation to the figure of the great Parisian lyric poet Charles Baudelaire, that Benjamin tested and enriched some of his core concepts and themes.

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Review: Charles Baudelaire: A Lyric Poet In The Era Of High Capitalism (The Verso Classics Series)

Nutzerbericht - Ben - Goodreads

Shoot. This book is ostensibly the "English" translation, but, if you French is rusty, Benjamin'll whip you right into shape, haha. Very good though. I actually found it more accessible than "Illuminations," which I didn't expect.Vollständige Rezension lesen

Review: Charles Baudelaire: A Lyric Poet In The Era Of High Capitalism (The Verso Classics Series)

Nutzerbericht - Pam - Goodreads

Re-reading Benjamin on Baudelaire to re-examine la flãnerie in the light of my late (recent) discovery of Hope Mirrlees' 1919 chapbook, PARIS : A Poem - who wrote her Modernist poem when it was practically impossible for a woman to be a flãneuse.Vollständige Rezension lesen